Sergio Endrigo (; 15 June 1933 – 7 September 2005) was an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in Pola,
Istria
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in
Italy
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(now
Pula
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,
Croatia
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), he has been often compared—for style and nature—to authors of the so-called "Genoa school" like
Gino Paoli,
Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent '' cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pr ...
,
Luigi Tenco, and
Bruno Lauzi
Bruno Lauzi (; 8 August 1937 – 24 October 2006) was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and writer.
Biography
Bruno Lauzi was born in Asmara, then part of the Italian Eastern Africa, to a Catholic father, Francesco Lauzi and a Jewish moth ...
.
He won the
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annua ...
in 1968 with the song "
Canzone per te
Switzerland competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, held in Rome, Italy. The Swiss entry was Sandra Simó with the Italian song "Canzone per te", composed by Renato Mascetti.
Before Eurovision
National final
The final was held on 23 Fe ...
", sung with
Roberto Carlos
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. The same year he represented Italy at the
Eurovision Song Contest 1968
The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the 13th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in London, United Kingdom, following the country's first victory at the with the song " Puppet on a String" by Sandie Shaw. Despite ha ...
with the song "
Marianne
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." His hits also include "
L'arca di Noè
''L'arca di Noè'' ()(Italian, 'Noah's Ark') is an album by the Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato. It was released in 1982 by EMI Italiana. During the first weeks of 1983 Battiato sold about 550,000 copies of ''L'arca di Noè''.1
Recep ...
", "
Io che amo solo te
"Io che amo solo te" (; i.e. "I who love only you") is a song composed and performed by Sergio Endrigo and arranged by Luis Bacalov. One of Endrigo's major hits, the song was released in the summer of 1962 but became a success only at the end of y ...
" and "
Adesso sì".
Discography
Album
*1962 – ''
Sergio Endrigo''
*1963 – ''
Endrigo''
*1966 – ''
Endrigo''
*1968 – ''
Endrigo''
*1969 – ''
La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
''
*1969 – ''I più grandi successi di Sergio Endrigo''
*1969 – ''Sergio Endrigo''
*1971 – ''
Nuove canzoni d'amore''
*1972 – ''Diez Canciones De Amor''
*1972 – ''
L'Arca''
*1974 – ''
La voce dell'uomo
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
''
*1974 – ''
Ci vuole un fiore
CI or Ci may refer to:
Business terminology
* Customer intelligence, a discipline in marketing
* Competitive intelligence
* Corporate identity
* Continual improvement
* Confidential information
Businesses and organisations Academia and education ...
''
*1975 – ''
Endrigo dieci anni dopo''
*1976 – ''
Canzoni venete
Literally "song" in Italian, a ''canzone'' (, plural: ''canzoni''; cognate with English ''to chant'') is an Italian or Provençal song or ballad. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal. Sometimes a composition wh ...
''
*1976 – ''
Alle origini della mafia''
*1977 – ''Elisa''
*1977 – ''
Sarebbe bello...''
*1978 – ''
Donna mal d'Africa''
*1979 – ''Exclusivamente Brasil''
*1980 – ''A Arte de Sergio Endrigo''
*1980 – ''En Castellano''
*1981 – ''
...e noi amiamoci''
*1982 – ''
Mari del sud''
*1982 – ''Se necessita una flor''
*1986 – ''
E allora balliamo''
*1988 – ''
Il giardino di Giovanni''
*1993 – ''
Qualcosa di meglio''
*1996 – ''Il meglio''
*2003 – ''
Altre emozioni''
*2004 – ''
Cjantant Endrigo dut par furlan/Cantando Endrigo in lingua friulana''
*2010 – ''
Si comincia a cantare''
Singles
External links
Official website biography, discography, filmography (in Italian)
Istria on the Internet, Prominent Istrians
1933 births
2005 deaths
People from Pula
Italian male singer-songwriters
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Italy
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1968
Istrian Italian people
Sanremo Music Festival winners
20th-century Italian male singers
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